Invisible String (Reid/Alvez)

Champagne Problems

Luke joined the rest of the team, while JJ and Spencer went to see Cat Adams. 

"Spencie." Cat stated.

"Where's my mother?"

"I missed you."

"What did you and Lindsey do to her?" 

"How did you... Now stop. You don't get to walk in here and hiss at me like I'm the criminal. Now, we do this my way.  Have a seat. How was prison? Did you like it? No. It's not fun, is it?" 

"Unlike you, I didn't deserve to be there."

"How did you stay sane? A brain like yours needs stimulation in such a gray place."

"I worked in the laundry room and I played chess."

"That's 3, maybe 4 hours, tops. What about the other 20?"

"I read."

"That's still not enough. You have to... go someplace. Up here. Or else you go crazy."

Spencer was over Cat's games. It was obvious. Meanwhile, Luke screamed internally while working with the team to figure out who helped Cat in prison. All he wanted was for this to be over for Spencer. 

"You want to give me a hint before we start?" Spencer asked.

"Do I look like a girl that gives hints?"

"Actually you do."

"Ok, how about this? It's a secret you'll never admit to."

Spencer tensed at that. There's no way...she couldn't know about him and Luke. They were careful. They made sure nobody saw anything. If that was the secret, she was surely right by saying he would never admit to it. 

"I couldn't have you come all the way down here and make a guess until I was positive. That is... Until I tested positive." Cat smiled. 

"What, you're pregnant?"

"We're pregnant."

"No."

"Oh, yes. Mazel tov."

"It's not possible. Even if you are pregnant, the baby's not mine."

"Except for the part where it is."

"That's completely preposterous. You've been in prison." 

"So have you."

"And we've never..."

"I know. We've never... Ask me how I did it. Come on, ask me. "

"How did you do it?"

"I had Lindsey dose you in Mexico. You lost time. And I gave her very specific instructions to get you in the mood."

"What, did she pretend to be you?"

"Why, would that have worked?"

"No."

"Yeah, I know, I know. Believe me, I know exactly where I stand on the Spencer Reid hot or not list. I told her to pretend to be Maeve. Maeve Donovan. The love of your life. Who had her brains blown out right in front of you before you two could even kiss. So dark.... Yet so useful."

"You're lying."

And then Spencer ended up choking her. As soon as he left Cat's holding room, he started to drown in the shame. He was ruined. 

"Hey." JJ whispered, sitting next to him. 

"I'm really scared this is who I am now. "

"No. Don't say that."